De Lage Kant, Den Bosch

Living in De Lage Kant

De Lage Kant is more village than city in feel, and the housing is dominated by single-family houses (90%), which is what draws settlers rather than passers-through.

With just 150 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards.

Den Bosch pairs one of the most enjoyable historic centers in the south with prosperous, green suburbs. It's the Brabant market where charm carries a clear premium — homes within walking distance of the old town sell fast.

The housing market in De Lage Kant

At €660,000 average WOZ value, De Lage Kant ranks 8 out of 84 Den Bosch neighborhoods on price — 62% above the city median. That premium is the location speaking. For scale: Den Bosch's cheapest buurt averages €228,000 and its most expensive €1,137,000, so De Lage Kant sits in the upper band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €407,000 to €734,000, up 80% — slower than the city as a whole (+94%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

With 79% of homes owner-occupied, this is a settled buyers' neighborhood — homes change hands regularly, and you can usually find recent comparable sales on the same street to anchor your bid. Settled also means slower: owners here tend to stay, so the best houses may only list once a decade.

Who lives here

Demographically, De Lage Kant is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (28% of its 245 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 25%. 49% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.8 people.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: plan your groceries: the nearest large supermarket is 1.5 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 1 café or restaurant sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 22 min walk · GP 18 min · hospital 6.6 km · library 6.3 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: the nearest primary school is 18 minutes on foot; daycare is 1.5 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 24-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the nearest train station is 6.1 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; a highway on-ramp 1.9 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; households here average 1.5 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

78% of homes were built before 2000. Two identical-looking houses on the same street can differ by hundreds of euros a month once heating is counted — the energy label tells you which one you're looking at, and lenders increasingly price it into your mortgage too.

Before you bid in De Lage Kant

Before you bid in De Lage Kant: in a premium buurt the risk isn't buying a bad home, it's overpaying for a good one — anchor your bid on recent sales of comparable homes, not on the asking price. Also, family neighborhoods like this one turn over slowly; when a good house appears it often goes to the first serious, well-prepared bidder.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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